MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
I use a Radio Shack "Portable CD Player Power Pack" (23-505) to power my Sony PCM-M1 DAT recorder. The unit is essentially a CD-sized rechargeable lead acid battery. I get hours of hum-free operation from each charge. It's great. Now I am wondering if this device will work just as well with my Sharp 722 MD recorder. The battery has a nominal 3 - 4.5 volt output, below the specified 5 volts called for by the 722. Any thoughts? Would the relatively low voltage of the battery do any damage by undercharging the Sharp battery? Any danger at all? Jim Lee -- == James S. Lee| Net: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Communication Studies, CB# 6235 | Phn: 919-962-4963 University of North Carolina - CH | Fax: 919-962-3305 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6235 | Web: www.unc.edu/~jimlee/ == - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor and I have never had any problems with it. Ian = "First, there were some amoebas. Deviant amoebas adapted better to the environment, thus becoming monkeys. Then came Total Quality Management." -- Scott Adams http://www.btinternet.com/~ighorsey __ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
My understanding is that the 5 volt requirement is for the charging circuit. I would think that by applying a lower voltage source, the charging circuit just wouldn't engage... On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, James S. Lee wrote: I use a Radio Shack "Portable CD Player Power Pack" (23-505) to power my Sony PCM-M1 DAT recorder. The unit is essentially a CD-sized rechargeable lead acid battery. I get hours of hum-free operation from each charge. It's great. Now I am wondering if this device will work just as well with my Sharp 722 MD recorder. The battery has a nominal 3 - 4.5 volt output, below the specified 5 volts called for by the 722. Any thoughts? Would the relatively low voltage of the battery do any damage by undercharging the Sharp battery? Any danger at all? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
Only thing is though, it won't charge any rechargeable batteries because of the 0.5V discrepancy. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ian Horsey Sent: Thursday, 3 August 2000 12:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722 Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor and I have never had any problems with it. Ian = "First, there were some amoebas. Deviant amoebas adapted better to the environment, thus becoming monkeys. Then came Total Quality Management." -- Scott Adams http://www.btinternet.com/~ighorsey __ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: wireless md-fm adapter
Hi. This is my first posting to the list after lurking for a week or so. I don't have a minidisc yet, but I'm awaiting the delivery of my Sharp MD-MS722 this week, and have been browsing every MD related site I can find. At BestBuy's website, I ran across the following: http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=111cat=193scat=197e=11001011 "Arkon Wireless Audio Adapter Plugs into lighter socket and powers CD or MiniDisc player while transmitting sound through the car radio." I had no idea there was such a thing for portables. I know they make/made cd changers that lived in the trunk but transmitted over your car radio on some FM band. This is really cool because my wife's car doesn't have a tape deck, just am/fm, and if this adapter works, it'd be nice to use on long trips. So, has anyone used one of these adapters before? I remember hearing that for cd-changers, the FM broadcast wasn't as desirable as a wired connection, but even if the quality is just okay, this would be a massive improvement over what's in the car now. Plus, it looks like you can power the minidisc with it, too, which is cool, and the thing only costs $20. Any experiences, good, bad, or otherwise? Laters, Brian -- The 21st century begins on January 1, 2001. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Napster
Will y'all stop with the Napster stuff ??? Thought this was an MD list ;-) Greetz, D = - A wise man once said : - Being in a relationship is talking soft and LYING HARD ! (Dodge, 1999) What do you think ? You can e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - __ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Napster
Yes and Napster is great for MD !!! You can download all the song you want for FREE and put them on your MD... Isn't it Great ?? Regards, Peter. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dodge Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Napster Will y'all stop with the Napster stuff ??? Thought this was an MD list ;-) Greetz, D = - A wise man once said : - Being in a relationship is talking soft and LYING HARD ! (Dodge, 1999) What do you think ? You can e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - __ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Frequent Buyers Club and $5 off at Cassette House
Hi Folks, Now, when you purchase products at our web site at www.tape.com you will accumulate 2.5 cents for every dollar spent. You will then be able to redeem the accumulated credits and apply them to future purchases. For more information please go to http://www.tape.com/buyersclub.html. We are also offering $5 off your purchase at Cassette House. To get the $5 off, go to: http://www.tape.com/discount/discount.html and enter "minidisc" (no quotes) as the Customer ID and "081000" (no quotes) as the discount code. Remember "discount" and "081000" and do NOT use the quotes when entering them on the discount page. Minimum order is $30 for the $5.00 discount, only 1 order per customer and the offer is good through 08/10/00. Thank You Art Munson Cassette House Blank Media http://www.tape.com http://www.cassettehouse.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
Brian asked, | Hi. This is my first posting to the list after lurking for a week or | so. I don't have a minidisc yet, but I'm awaiting the delivery of my | Sharp MD-MS722 this week, and have been browsing every MD related site I | can find. Good luck. | At BestBuy's website, I ran across the following: | http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=111cat=193scat=197e=11001011 | "Arkon Wireless Audio Adapter Plugs into lighter socket and powers CD or | MiniDisc player while transmitting sound through the car radio." (That URL isn't working today. If you go to Best Buy's top page and search for "Arkon" links show up for it and for its battery-powered counterpart, but they reach "page unavailable" dead ends.) Previous models from other manufacturers have performed VERY poorly. I've detailed my disappointment with them on this list in the past and don't want to go into detail again: let's just say that I should have tested each I bought in the store parking lot and gone right back inside to return it as another list member (was it Jim Coon?) did instead of bothering to take them home first. | I had no idea there was such a thing for portables. It doesn't have to be for a portable, though you're pretty much not going to bring anything other than a portable into your car. It's for anything with a headphone or line-out jack. | This is really cool because my wife's car doesn't have a tape deck, just | am/fm, and if this adapter works, it'd be nice to use on long trips. It will be really cool if it works. The Sound Feeder and the fX Wave didn't. | Any experiences, good, bad, or otherwise? Just bad, but maybe the Arkon is better than the other brands were. You need to live in a deserted area to find a quiet FM frequency for it, and if it's like the models I tried a couple years ago, its transmitter will drift off frequency all the time, so she'll spend all her time adjusting the radio to find where the signal went instead of watching traffic and staying alive. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Frequent Buyers Club and $5 off at Cassette House
Why don't simply give a 2.5% on each order ??? It could be more simple, isn't it ??? Regards Peter. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Art Munson Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:52 AM To: Md-L-Digest Subject: MD: Frequent Buyers Club and $5 off at Cassette House Hi Folks, Now, when you purchase products at our web site at www.tape.com you will accumulate 2.5 cents for every dollar spent. You will then be able to redeem the accumulated credits and apply them to future purchases. For more information please go to http://www.tape.com/buyersclub.html. We are also offering $5 off your purchase at Cassette House. To get the $5 off, go to: http://www.tape.com/discount/discount.html and enter "minidisc" (no quotes) as the Customer ID and "081000" (no quotes) as the discount code. Remember "discount" and "081000" and do NOT use the quotes when entering them on the discount page. Minimum order is $30 for the $5.00 discount, only 1 order per customer and the offer is good through 08/10/00. Thank You Art Munson Cassette House Blank Media http://www.tape.com http://www.cassettehouse.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD Flip Cases
Richard Tracy ... sorry, no umlauts on my keyboard ... asked, | Can I assume the MINIDISCO MDs will lock into the Sony cases properly? Theoretical answer: If they fit into your MD player properly [and the Minidisco MDs I've bought do], they should fit into Sony slip cases. Practical answer: I just tried a Minidisco-branded Hi-Space disc, which had come in a flip case, in a slip case from a Sony disc. It fit and locked exactly as well as the Sony disc had. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
"instead of watching traffic and staying alive." HAHAHA Killer cars Nathan White [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David W. Tamkin Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:17 PM To: brd Cc: MD-L Subject: Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter Brian asked, | Hi. This is my first posting to the list after lurking for a week or | so. I don't have a minidisc yet, but I'm awaiting the delivery of my | Sharp MD-MS722 this week, and have been browsing every MD related site I | can find. Good luck. | At BestBuy's website, I ran across the following: | http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=111cat=193scat=197e=11001011 | "Arkon Wireless Audio Adapter Plugs into lighter socket and powers CD or | MiniDisc player while transmitting sound through the car radio." (That URL isn't working today. If you go to Best Buy's top page and search for "Arkon" links show up for it and for its battery-powered counterpart, but they reach "page unavailable" dead ends.) Previous models from other manufacturers have performed VERY poorly. I've detailed my disappointment with them on this list in the past and don't want to go into detail again: let's just say that I should have tested each I bought in the store parking lot and gone right back inside to return it as another list member (was it Jim Coon?) did instead of bothering to take them home first. | I had no idea there was such a thing for portables. It doesn't have to be for a portable, though you're pretty much not going to bring anything other than a portable into your car. It's for anything with a headphone or line-out jack. | This is really cool because my wife's car doesn't have a tape deck, just | am/fm, and if this adapter works, it'd be nice to use on long trips. It will be really cool if it works. The Sound Feeder and the fX Wave didn't. | Any experiences, good, bad, or otherwise? Just bad, but maybe the Arkon is better than the other brands were. You need to live in a deserted area to find a quiet FM frequency for it, and if it's like the models I tried a couple years ago, its transmitter will drift off frequency all the time, so she'll spend all her time adjusting the radio to find where the signal went instead of watching traffic and staying alive. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Coverpro is cool!
Ultimate Label Printer Pro is a great MD label maker, too: http://www.payplaysoftware.com/ULPP/ However, it appears that as of a few weeks ago, they dropped the Windows version, so it's only available for Mac now. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: earbuds
Joni Mustonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Best "loud and clear" earbuds that i can by ? Do you want to spend $269? ;-) If so, http://www.headphone.com/ProductsHeadphones/EtymoticER4Sasp.asp http://www.headphone.com/ProductsHeadphones/EtymoticER4P.asp Are head and shoulders above anything else on the market. Otherwise, people seem to like the Sony 888's - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
I wrote, answering Brian, | Previous models from other manufacturers have performed VERY poorly. Since posting that, I saw a post on the MiniDiscussion board that the Arkon Sound Feeder (apparently it's *not* a different manufacturer, then) stops drifting after about twenty minutes' continuous operation, by which time it is very warm. The poster concluded that it is of no value for short trips in town, but if you're going on a cross-country road trip, where you'll be in remote areas with open FM frequencies much of the time and driving for long stretches without stopping, it can be useful. But if you have a cassette player in the car's sound system, use a cassette adaptor instead. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
I wrote, answering Brian, | Previous models from other manufacturers have performed VERY poorly. Since posting that, I saw a post on the MiniDiscussion board that the Arkon Sound Feeder (apparently it's *not* a different manufacturer, then) stops drifting after about twenty minutes' continuous operation, by which time it is very warm. The poster concluded that it is of no value for short trips in town, but if you're going on a cross-country road trip, where you'll be in remote areas with open FM frequencies much of the time and driving for long stretches without stopping, it can be useful. But if you have a cassette player in the car's sound system, use a cassette adaptor instead. It's pretty obvious these VHF FM adapters must be using a simple tunable LC oscillator to generate the frequency. I could understand that twenty years ago but today a crystal based PLL synthesiser costs maybe a coupla dollars more, and would give a frequency as stable as the receiver. You could tune you radio to find a clear frequency say 105.7 then simply set the xmtr to 105.7 on it's display. Why don't they do it that way? Yours, PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
* Ian Horsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 02 Aug 2000 | Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power | the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor | and I have never had any problems with it. The 702 and 722 have nearly identical power requirements. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
My arkon transmits in Dolby Digital. Sends Coaxial signals through the air, that a normal FM Radio can decode to give 6 discrete channels. Not bad for a $19.99 device. :) Nathan White [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David W. Tamkin Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 3:17 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter I wrote, answering Brian, | Previous models from other manufacturers have performed VERY poorly. Since posting that, I saw a post on the MiniDiscussion board that the Arkon Sound Feeder (apparently it's *not* a different manufacturer, then) stops drifting after about twenty minutes' continuous operation, by which time it is very warm. The poster concluded that it is of no value for short trips in town, but if you're going on a cross-country road trip, where you'll be in remote areas with open FM frequencies much of the time and driving for long stretches without stopping, it can be useful. But if you have a cassette player in the car's sound system, use a cassette adaptor instead. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
because something that sells at Circuit City for $20 has to have a material cost in the $3-5 range. I guess the real question is why don't they make one that sells for $35 that actually works. dsowa - Original Message - From: "PrinceGaz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 3:29 PM Subject: Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter It's pretty obvious these VHF FM adapters must be using a simple tunable LC oscillator to generate the frequency. I could understand that twenty years ago but today a crystal based PLL synthesiser costs maybe a coupla dollars more, and would give a frequency as stable as the receiver. You could tune you radio to find a clear frequency say 105.7 then simply set the xmtr to 105.7 on it's display. Why don't they do it that way? Yours, PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
As does the MT15. On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Ian Horsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 02 Aug 2000 | Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power | the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor | and I have never had any problems with it. The 702 and 722 have nearly identical power requirements. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
PrinceGaz wrote: It's pretty obvious these VHF FM adapters must be using a simple tunable LC oscillator to generate the frequency. I could understand that twenty years ago but today a crystal based PLL synthesiser costs maybe a coupla dollars more, and would give a frequency as stable as the receiver. You could tune you radio to find a clear frequency say 105.7 then simply set the xmtr to 105.7 on it's display. Why don't they do it that way? Probably 'cause they'd charge an extra $25 for the $2 component. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
You could get one of the computer cards that you can set to output any voltage you want. They are only $10 or $20 US, depending one the model, when I bought one in Germany a few months ago. Of course youwould have toi carry your computer around. Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Ian Horsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 02 Aug 2000 | Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power | the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor | and I have never had any problems with it. The 702 and 722 have nearly identical power requirements. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722
You could get one of the computer cards that you can set to output any voltage you want. They are only $10 or $20 US, depending one the model, when I bought one in Germany a few months ago. Of course youwould have toi carry your computer around. Good practical advice there Jim, actually it may be easier to carry around your full size MD and Amp seperates plus speakers. H... Yours in jest, PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: demor-- er, monauralizing algorithms (was volume loss)
On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, David W. Tamkin wrote: How do mixing routines in sound editors calculate their results? Do they just take the arithmetic mean of the amplitude? I'm not sure but I expect that some do. An alternative explanation for the reduction in volume: It's possible that in your case the Left and Right channels are getting slightly out of sync. with each other somewhere during the recording process. To see if this is the case you could record in stereo from a source with two identical channels and then do an L-R comparison after recording to the MD. If they were out of sync. then this would tend to reduce the amplitude causing what you are observing. Jonathan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: demor-- er, monauralizing algorithms (was volume loss)
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I've found the best way to do monaural recording is to unplug one of the RCA connectors (for a tape recording whichever has the lowest recording level-- there is generally some discrepancy 'tween channels) and take it from there. No L/R interference, easy to set up, worked fine with an audiobook (better than letting my R3 convert the two channels into mono). ___ ___ | || | | o || o | | | Gareth Bell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | o || o | | | _ _ | | | o | | __ \ _ _ _ / ___| _ | O | | | | |__| )| __)(_)| _ \| __)| _ \ | | _ ( \|__ / | | | o | | ___/ | / | || | | || | | |_| | | | \ |/ _ | / _/ | O | | | | | | | | || | | || |__ | / | |_| || |_| |/ /__ | | | o | |_| |_| |_||_| |_||)|_) \_/|_||| | O | | || | | o || o | | | ICQ: 36892193 http://website.lineone.net/~princegaz/| | | o || o | | |"An it harm none, do what thou wilt"| | | o || o | |___||___| - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: demor-- er, monauralizing algorithms (was volume loss)
On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, PrinceGaz wrote: I've found the best way to do monaural recording is to unplug one of the RCA connectors (for a tape recording whichever has the lowest recording level-- there is generally some discrepancy 'tween channels) and take it from there. No L/R interference, easy to set up, worked fine with an audiobook (better than letting my R3 convert the two channels into mono). Is the volume OK (maximum) - if so, the recorder is probably averaging the two input levels to get a mono signal. It's a pity that this isn't very easy with SPDIF :) Jonathan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: wireless md-fm adapter
From: "J. Coon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, how well does it work? Does if fade in and out as you drive? Do you have to keep fiddling with it? Aside from that, I think you have the theory of operation wrong. An FM radio responds to a frequency modulated radio frequency carrier. I don't know what an air born coaxial signal would be. I studied coaxial transmission lines, open wire transmission lines, wave guides, etc. in school many many moons ago. I don't remember a coaxial signal. what do you mean by 6 discrete channels? RF out or Coax? Coax would require you to plug the cable into the receiver, while the antenna would pick up an RF output. Isn't Dolby ProLogic surround sound derived from a normal stereo signal? Therefore provided the xmtr sends a FM stereo signal the channels can be reconstructed I would have thought. One of the problems with a small FM transmitter, is in a city with strong FM signals, near by, the FM capture effect will cause the receiver to lock on to the stronger station. This will happen even if the small transmitter is rock solid and uses a phase locked loop and crystal oscillator as a reference. A decent receiver these days doesn't need to grab a nearby signal, unless you're listening to a pirate outfit with two-bit equipment, the transmitter will be almost rock-solid frequency, the receiver is crystal controlled too and also highly stable. There is still some capture-effect in modern PLL receivers (thats an inherent part of a phase-locked-loop) but... Nearby I have Metro Radio on 97.1, and Tees FM on 96.6, but by tuning to 96.85 I can pick up the much more distant and weaker Border FM which I think is on 96.8, and it is quite listenable most of the time (the distance means it fades in and out). It certainly doesn't try to jump onto those stations just 0.25MHz either side. Thats with a tuner that does *not* have wide/narrow selectivity on FM, though it is a pretty good model nontheless (Denon TU-560L). I bet the Denon 660 if I'd bought it could on the "Narrow" setting grab that weak signal between TFM (mediocre strength) and Metro FM (massive signal) rather better. So presumably a little transmitter maybe at most three meters from your car aerial should have no problems. Yes I know a car acts to some extent as a Faraday cage but not that much, besides the radio itself might pick up the signal more than the aerial outside the car. Is the VHF FM band really so cluttered in the states there are no free frequencies in big cities? Yours, PrinceGaz. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: monauralizing algorithms
Jonathan wrote, | It's possible that in your case the Left and Right channels are getting | slightly out of sync. with each other somewhere during the recording | process. To see if this is the case you could record in stereo from a | source with two identical channels and then do an L-R comparison after | recording to the MD. If they were out of sync. then this would tend to | reduce the amplitude causing what you are observing. I had done an L-R on the original source track before copying it to MD, and it flatlined. If recording to MD in mono knocks the channels out of sync, there is no way to tell afterward, because the MD recording is marked as mono and will play back with two identical channels. Recording to MD in stereo won't tell us any details about the volume loss, because the volume loss won't occur. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: demor-- er, monauralizing algorithms
L+R/2 is almost universally used. FM broadcast is trasmitted this way for comptibility with monaural receivers. The "mono" switch on preamplifiers does this. However, this simple, almost universally used transformation does not provide a perfect mono version of a stereo source. The reason is that stereo channels add by *power* acoustically, whereas the electrical sum L+R/2 adds by *voltage*. Therefore, when recordings mixed with prominent material in the center of the sound image, such as vocals, bass, etc. are electrically mixed to mono (L+R/2), the sounds in the center of the stereo will be 3dB higher in the resultant mono mix compared with those at the left or right edge (known in the recording industry as the "3dB center buildup"). How to solve this? sqrt(L^2+R^2) is one method. This method would be particluarly good for a DSP implementation. Another method is to rotate the phase of the channels with an "all-pass" filter so that they are 90 degrees apart and add in quadrature. This method is better for an analog implementation. I'd love to see a deck that implemented the first solution! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: gnutella
Is anyone familiar with this program that is brought to us by the letters M and P and the number 3? http://gnutella.wego.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MD in Oz. Where to get them?
I have some friends in Oz that are finally getting interested in MD. Anyone with tips on where to get them in the land down under? They live in North Queensland, if that helps. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
